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Richmond Virginia Chicken Ordinance

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By: quiltnchik and sheenanigans
Posted 03/19/10 • Last updated 05/21/12 • 701 views • 1 comment
Richmond Virginia Chicken Ordinance

Are Chickens Allowed in this location Yes (practically illegal)
Max Chickens Allowed None given
Roosters Allowed No
Permit Required No
Coop Restrictions c) All fowl shall be kept in securely and suitably fenced areas, and no fenced area or pen for fowl shall be permitted closer than 500 feet to any house or other building used for residential purposes by anyone other than the person maintaining such fowl or such persons immediate family.
City/Organization Contact name Richmond City Council Richmond City Hall 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219 USA Phone: (804)646-7955 Fax: (804)646-5468
Additional Information Sec. 10-88. Keeping and running at large of hogs, pigs and fowl. (a) No hog or pig shall be kept on any premises or allowed to go at large within the city, provided that hogs and pigs may be kept at the Maymont Park as educational exhibitions. (b) No person shall keep, place or maintain fowl on any parcel of real property in the city which contains less than 50,000 square feet in area. (c) All fowl shall be kept in securely and suitably fenced areas, and no fenced area or pen for fowl shall be permitted closer than 500 feet to any house or other building used for residential purposes by anyone other than the person maintaining such fowl or such persons immediate family. (d) Every person maintaining any area for keeping fowl shall keep it clean, sanitary and free from refuse. All feed or other material intended for consumption by birds shall be kept in containers impenetrable by rats or other rodents, and such containers shall be equipped with tightly fitting caps or lids. The presence of rats in an area used for the keeping of fowl shall be prima facie evidence that such area is maintained in violation of this section. (Code 1993, § 4-34) State Law References: Running at large, Code of Virginia, § 3.1-796.94:1.
Link for more Information http://search.municode.com/html/16118/index.htm
Information Last Updated 2010-03-19 00:00:00

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Comments (1)

sheenanigans 5/21/12 at 1:36pm
There is a group trying to get this law changed, because in reality it is so restrictive chickens are ILLEGAL. Join us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CHICKUNZ)
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